Zionist drive to raise ten million for Palestine land and development
New York December 22. The Zionist Organization of America will raise at least ten million dollars starting January 18 to purchase land in Palestine and prepare the country for Jewish migration from Eastern Europe. The program covers land, water power, sanitation, irrigation, and the creation of schools, hospitals, and technical labs, with a national committee led by Fudge Julien W. Mack.
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New York
Zionist Organization of America
Palestine
Russia
Poland
Galicia
Rumania
Europe
Zionist Organization
Great Britain
Lord Curzon
Arthur J. Balfour
Turkey
American Zionist Medical Unit
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Palestine Information Bureau
United States
Fudge Julien W. Mack
Harvard Endowment Fund Nears Twelve Million Mark
New York dispatch reports Harvard endowment fund aiming for 15 250 000 with 11 057 518 raised in the week. About 15 000 of 36 000 living graduates have contributed. Boston leads with 4 425 560 and New York has 3 851 351. foreign participation shows France at 28 000. Hawaii with 62 Harvard men has 49 subscriptions totaling about 31 000.
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New York
Harvard Endowment Fund
Harvard
Boston
France
Hawaii
Blind Soldiers Train At Baltimore Institute For The Blind
About 75 servicemen totally or partially blinded in the war are undergoing vocational retraining at the Red Cross Institute for the Blind in Baltimore under the Federal Board of Vocational Education. They study poultry raising and dairy farming, store keeping, and salesmanship, gaining a heightened sense that helps them “see” better than many with full sight.
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Red Cross Institute For the Blind
Baltimore
Federal Board of Vocational Education
Philippine Hats Drive Aids Smith College Endowment
New York readers learn Philippine hats will appear in spring millinery. Hats of native island materials will be sold in the United States to support Smith College’s 4 million dollar Northampton endowment. Mrs. George C. Bartter heads the Philippines fund committee and nine alumnae in the islands assist the drive. Separately, London Morning Post notes Antarctic killer whales herd other whales into Twofold Bay, aiding hunters who seek blubber whalebone and ambergris.
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New York
Smith College Club
Oriental
Northampton
Mass
George C. Bartter
Smith
Philippines
Islands
Twofold Bay
London Morning Post
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